WYMT Severe Weather Alert

Rounds of heavy rain will begin to move into the area later tonight, leading to the increased potential for flooding. A Flood Watch is in effect for the entire area from now through Thursday and a Winter Storm Warning goes into effect tomorrow. As we head into Wednesday, temperatures will drop and transition our rain to sleet and eventually to snow. Most of the area could see several inches of snow and sleet before it's all said and done. Keep it locked right here for updates.

Severe Weather Alert

Rounds of heavy rain will begin to move into the area later tonight, leading to the increased potential for flooding. A Flood Watch is in effect for the entire area from now through Thursday and a Winter Storm Warning goes into effect tomorrow. As we head into Wednesday, temperatures will drop and transition our rain to sleet and eventually to snow. Most of the area could see several inches of snow and sleet before it's all said and done. Keep it locked right here for updates.

Second GOP Lawmaker Switches Parties

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Already in firm control of the KentuckyHouse, Democrats swayed the second GOP lawmaker in a week to switchpolitical sides. Rep. Melvin Henley, of Murray, said Friday he left theRepublican Party to become a member of the state Democratic Party.Henley's conversion gives the Democrats a 63-37 lead in theKentucky House. "This has been a spectacular week for the House majority andfor the House Democrats," Speaker Jody Richards, D-Bowling Green,said. "We started out the week with 61 members and finished theweek with 63. I'm just real excited about it." Earlier in the week, state Rep. Milward Dedman Jr., ofHarrodsburg, announced he was leaving the GOP to return to theDemocratic Party. Both have been House members since 2005. Richards said neither representative was promised anything inexchange for their switch. But, Richards said, the moves wouldlikely help residents in their respective districts. Henley, who represents a predominantly Democratic area in farwestern Kentucky, said he felt he needed to join the majority inthe House to better represent his constituents. Henley said hisswitch "had nothing to do with party" but centered on theupcoming two-year budgets that lawmakers will begin forging earlynext year. "I can either sit on the bench another budget session or I canget on the floor and play all four quarters," Henley said. Henley's district had 18,591 registered Democrats to 6,925Republicans, according to Kentucky Board of Elections records.Meanwhile, Dedman's district had 21,927 Democrats and 8,986Republicans, according to election records. GOP lawmakers outnumber Democrats in the state Senate 21-16 withone independent.

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